.bk A14
.fl O619gm.j
.fd daily journal, feature description f163-f165
.ei gm
.id O619
.rd O619
.ri gm

f 163
df ts
ds topsoil in k15. the soil was packed hard by water and people's footsteps. there's a lot of sherds on the surface, like 2nd millennium examples of Khabur period, and 3rd millennium. it's at the bottom of a large gully, on the S end of the palace.

f 164
df ts
ds topsoil in k5. softer soil with fewer sherds and more stones. it's not in the gully, and its NW corner has been partially excavated in a previous season, exposing several large stones (f 165).

f 165
df pb
ds five big stones (80x40 cm i.e.) and four small ones, visible on the surface (maybe part of the frame of the path to the sacral space), probably with a E-W orientation.

-sg gb, fab, gm, and jw discussed how we will excavate for the next few days. we will begin from k15 and k5, proceeding from W to E, in order to understand the connection between the lower sacral area and the southern wall and platform of the palace.

-dy we draw a sketch of k15 and k5, we described the surface features, we practiced measuring relays and elevations. no workmen were present today.